### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.model
Index: src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/model/ClasspathTests.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.model/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/model/ClasspathTests.java,v
retrieving revision 1.202
diff -u -r1.202 ClasspathTests.java
--- src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/model/ClasspathTests.java	8 Jul 2009 07:12:22 -0000	1.202
+++ src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/model/ClasspathTests.java	3 Aug 2009 03:10:08 -0000
@@ -5938,5 +5938,38 @@
 		JavaCore.removeClasspathVariable("MyVar", null);
 	}		
 }
+/**
+ * @bug 248661:Axis2: Missing required libraries in Axis 2 WS Client Projects
+ * @test that a variable classpath entry that is mappped to a folder/jar with external path (but still
+ * inside the project folder) can be validated using both system absolute path and relative path. 
+ * 
+ * @see "https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=248661"
+ */
+public void testBug248661() throws Exception {
+	IFolder folder = null;
+	try {
+		IJavaProject proj =  this.createJavaProject("P", new String[] {}, "bin");
+		IPath folderPath = proj.getResource().getFullPath().append("classes");
+		folder = createFolder(folderPath);
+		assertNotNull(folder);
+		IClasspathEntry[] classpath = new IClasspathEntry[1];
+		classpath[0] = JavaCore.newVariableEntry(folderPath, null, null);
+		setClasspath(proj, classpath);
+		
+		IClasspathEntry cpe = JavaCore.newLibraryEntry(folder.getFullPath(), null, null);
+		IJavaModelStatus status = JavaConventions.validateClasspathEntry(proj, cpe, true);
+		assertEquals(IJavaModelStatus.OK, status.getCode());
+		
+		cpe = JavaCore.newLibraryEntry(folder.getLocation(), null, null);
+		status = JavaConventions.validateClasspathEntry(proj, cpe, true);
+		assertEquals(IJavaModelStatus.OK, status.getCode());
+	}
+	finally{
+		if (folder != null) {
+			org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.util.Util.delete(folder);
+		}
+		this.deleteProject("P");
+	}
+}
 
 }
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/ClasspathEntry.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/ClasspathEntry.java,v
retrieving revision 1.117
diff -u -r1.117 ClasspathEntry.java
--- model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/ClasspathEntry.java	21 Apr 2009 04:39:55 -0000	1.117
+++ model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/ClasspathEntry.java	3 Aug 2009 03:10:54 -0000
@@ -1960,6 +1960,12 @@
 	private static IJavaModelStatus validateLibraryEntry(IPath path, IJavaProject project, String container, IPath sourceAttachment, String entryPathMsg) {
 		if (path.isAbsolute() && !path.isEmpty()) {
 			Object target = JavaModel.getTarget(path, true);
+			if (target == null) { // https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=248661
+				IPath workspaceRoot = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getLocation();
+				if (workspaceRoot.isPrefixOf(path)) {
+					target = JavaModel.getTarget(path.makeRelativeTo(workspaceRoot).makeAbsolute(), true);
+				}
+			}
 			if (target != null && !JavaCore.IGNORE.equals(project.getOption(JavaCore.CORE_INCOMPATIBLE_JDK_LEVEL, true))) {
 				long projectTargetJDK = CompilerOptions.versionToJdkLevel(project.getOption(JavaCore.COMPILER_CODEGEN_TARGET_PLATFORM, true));
 				long libraryJDK = Util.getJdkLevel(target);